Stock droid stuck on motorola screen (was installing FR01B)

I had flashed froyo on to both mine and my mother's droids earlier, without issue--then we get my dad's today and he wants me to put it on there.
I install it- it says something failed during installation, i go to boot it up- and it is stuck on the motorola screen.
I need a solution--this is a stock issue droid.
no matter what, the BIGGEST thing, is that my dad has 100+ contacts not synced with google or facebook, and those NEED to be saved, they are the biggest priority here--
I would appreciatte a fix that can save that, and not make him think I broke his phone--He knows everything up to here, I just don't want to be taking this in to verizon, or him losing his contacts--- anybody help? this is very serious

yes. and unless factory reset doesn't delete contacts, then I can't do that

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A factory reset will delete contacts, and anyone is definitely playing with fire having 100 plus contacts and not backing them up with Google (I don't even understand how that is possible). After you make it through this it might be something else you do for your dad, just to help him out.

Was this 2.2 update.zip the exact same one you used to update the other two devices, maybe you got a corrupt file. I would try downloading the update.zip again via your computer and get the update.zip to your SD card by way of a card reader and make sure it is named update.zip (not update.zip.zip) and try it one more time

yes. and unless factory reset doesn't delete contacts, then I can't do that

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A factory reset will delete contacts, and anyone is definitely playing with fire having 100 plus contacts and not backing them up with Google (I don't even understand how that is possible). After you make it through this it might be something else you do for your dad, just to help him out.

Was this 2.2 update.zip the exact same one you used to update the other two devices, maybe you got a corrupt file. I would try downloading the update.zip again via your computer and get the update.zip to your SD card by way of a card reader and make sure it is named update.zip (not update.zip.zip) and try it one more time

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I can re-download it-I THINK this is the same one-I should definitely do that--
I'm going to sync his contacts as soon as this is over--

so then, I take the SD card out, put it in my computer, and put a new update.zip on there?
I'll post back with the results in a few

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